Cartoon Network was a Polish channel aimed at children, which launched in 1998 as a localized version of
the eponymous American cable television channel. The channel was owned by
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, a subsidiary of
Warner Bros. Discovery.
History
Cartoon Network Poland was launched on 1 June 1998 replacing Cartoon Network Europe.
On 30 September 2002, the channel began airing in
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
and
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
, thus sharing its video feed with those countries while adding two additional audio tracks in Hungarian and Romanian.
On 1 March 2007, Cartoon Network Poland started broadcasting 24 hours a day. On 1 October 2009, a
separate feed of Cartoon Network was created for Hungary and Romania, while the two additional audio tracks that were previously to the channel added in September 2002 were moved there. Both feeds are transmitted from Warsaw. The channel also carried a
Toonami
Toonami ( ) is an American late-night television programming block that broadcasts Japanese anime and American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and currently produced by Williams Street, a subsidiary of W ...
programming block between 2002 and 2006.
On 14 October 2015, Cartoon Network launched in HD.
On 1 September 2016, Cartoon Network Poland rebranded using Check It 4.0 package.
On 4 June 2018, Cartoon Network Poland aired Cartoon Network Classics block for the first time.
On 31 December 2019, Cartoon Network Poland aired Cartoon Network Classics block for the last time.
On 1 January 2021, Cartoon Network Poland began airing with the Czech license from RRTV.
On 18 September 2024, Cartoon Network Poland merged with the
CEE and
RSEE feed.
See also
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Cartoonito (CEE)
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Cartoon Network CEE
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Cartoon Network RSEE
References
{{Television in Poland
Poland
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Turner Broadcasting System Poland
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Television channels in Poland
Television channels and stations established in 1998
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2024
1998 establishments in Poland
2024 disestablishments in Poland
Polish-language television stations